CHAPTER – 12

CALENDARS
Suppose you are asked to find the day of the week on odd days. The day of the week of the second date is
30th June, 1974, it would be a tough job to find it if you do obtained by adding the odd days to the day of the week
not know the method. The method of finding the day of of the earlier date.
the week lies in the number of "odd days".
Worked Out Examples:
Note : Every 7th day will be the same day count wise,
i.e. if today is Monday, then the 7th day counting from 12.01. If you were born on 14th April, 1992, which was
today onwards will once again be Monday. Odd days is a Sunday, then on which day of the week does
the days remaining after completion of an exact number your birthday fall in 1993?
of weeks. Odd days is the reminder obtained on dividing (A) Monday (B) Tuesday
the total number of days with seven. (C) Wednesday (D) Friday
Example: 52 days ÷ 7 = 3 odd days. Sol. 14th April 1992 to 14th April 1993 is a
complete year, which has 365 days. Hence, the
Leap and Non-leap Year: number of odd days from 14th April 1992 to
14th April 1993 is 1. Hence, 14th April 1993 is
A Non- leap year has 365 days whereas a leap year has one day after Sunday i.e., Monday. Choice (A)
one extra day because of 29 days in the month of
February. A non century year which is divisible by 4 is 12.02. If 1st Jan, 1992 is a Tuesday then on which
called a leap year. Leap year consists of 366 days, day of the week will 1st Jan, 1993 fall?
(52 complete weeks + 2 days), the extra two days are (A) Wednesday (B) Thursday
the odd days. So, a leap year has two odd days. (C) Friday (D) Saturday
An non-leap year consists of 365 days (52 complete Sol. Since 1992 is a leap year there are 2 odd days.
weeks + 1 day). The extra one day is the odd day. Hence, 1st January 1992 is two days after
Tuesday i.e., Thursday. Choice (B)
Note: Every century, year which is a multiple of
400, is a leap year. A century year which 12.03. If 1st April, 2003 was Monday, then which day of
is not divisible by 400 is a non-leap year. the week will 25th December of the same year be?
(A) Tuesday (B) Wednesday
Example: 400, 800, 1200, 1600 …. are leap years.
(C) Thursday (D) Friday
500, 700, 900, 1900 … are non-leap years.
Sol. The number of days from 1st April to 25th
Counting the number of Odd Days: December
(29 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 25) days
100 years consist of 24 leap years + 76 ordinary years. 268
(100 years when divided by 4, we get 25. But at the = 268 days = = 38 + 2 odd days .
100th year is not a leap year, hence only 24 leap years). 7
= 2 x 24 odd days + 1 x 76 odd days = 124 days Hence, 25th December is two days after
= 17 weeks + 5 days Monday, i.e., Wednesday. Choice (B)
The extra 5 days are the odd days.
12.04. What day of the week was 18th April 1901?
So, 100 years contain 5 odd days.
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday
Similarly, for 200 years we have 10 extra days
(C) Wednesday (D) Thursday
(1 week + 3 days).
∴ 200 years contains 3 odd days. Sol. 18th April 1901 ⇒ (1600 + 300) years +
Similarly, 300 years contain 1 odd day and 400 years 1st January to 18th April 1901.
contain 0 odd days. 1600 years have – 0 odd days
Any month which has 31 days has 3 odd days. 300 years have – 1 odd day
( Q 31 ÷ 7 leaves 3 as remainder) and any month which has The number of days from 1st January, 1901 to
30 days has 2 odd days (30 ÷ 7 leaves 2 as remainder). 18th April 1901 is (31 + 28 + 31 + 18) days
108 days ≅ 3 odd days
Then, the total number of odd days are calculated by
∴ Total number of odd days = 3 + 1 = 4
adding the odd days for each month. The value so
Hence, 18th April 1901 is Thursday. Choice (D)
obtained is again divided by 7 to get the final number of

Exercise – 12
Directions for questions 1 to 25: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.
1. If 22nd April, 1982 was a Thursday, then what day of 3. February, 2014 is on Wednesday, then what day of
the week was 3rd November, 1982? the week is on 14th July, 2017?
(A) Monday (B) Wednesday (A) Friday (B) Saturday
(C) Friday (D) Sunday (C) Wednesday (D) Thursday
2. If 30th June, 1989 was a Friday, then what day of the 4. If 10th April, 1963 was a Wednesday, then what day
week was 17th September, 1993? of the week was 23rd August, 1959?
(A) Monday (B) Wednesday (A) Sunday (B) Monday
(C) Thursday (D) Friday (C) Friday (D) Tuesday
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5. If 4th August, 1996 was a Sunday, then what day of 16. I met my boss 15 days ago, on that day he told me
the week was 12th April, 1992? that he will give the salary after 36 days. If today is
(A) Friday (B) Saturday Wednesday, then on which day of week he told that
(C) Monday (D) Sunday he will give the salary?
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday
6. If 1st January, 2012 is on Sunday, then what day of (C) Thursday (D) Wednesday
the week is 1st January, 2016?
(A) Friday (B) Sunday 17. How many odd days are there in 382 days?
(C) Wednesday (D) Saturday (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

7. If 31st January, 1995 was a Tuesday, then what day 18. I met my friend on 3rd April, 1995 which was
of the week was 30th July, 1993? a Monday and promised to meet him again in the
(A) Monday (B) Sunday month of October in the same year – but only on
(C) Friday (D) Thursday a Sunday. On which of the following days could
I meet my friend?
8. If 20th January 2000 was a Thursday, then what day (A) 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
of the week was 26th February, 1997? (B) 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
(A) Tuesday (B) Sunday (C) 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
(C) Wednesday (D) Thursday (D) 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th,31st

9. If 10th January 2008 is a Monday, then which dates 19. Which among the following years is a leap year?
of December 2008 are Sundays? (A) 2600 (B) 2700 (C) 2800 (D) 3000
(A) 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (B) 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
(C) 7, 14, 21, 28 (D) 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 20. If a year starts and ends with Sunday then how
many Sundays are there in that year?
10. If holidays are declared only on Sundays and (A) 51 (B) 52
19th March in a particular year was a Sunday, is (C) 53 (D) Either (B) or (C)
23rd September a holiday in that year?
(A) Yes, 23rd September is a holiday. 21. I met my friend on 26 days ago then he told me that he
(B) 23rd September is not a holiday. will meet on this day, but he called me to intimate that
(C) 23rd September is a holiday only if it is a leap year. he can meet me after 10 days from today which is
(D) 23rd September is not a holiday only if it is a Wednesday. On which day of the week I met my
a leap year. friend.
(A) Sunday (B) Monday
11. If today is Sunday, then what day of the week will be (C) Tuesday (D) Wednesday
the 426th day from today?
(A) Monday (B) Friday 22. What the day of the week is on the day which is
(C) Tuesday (D) Saturday 15 days after a day which is 26 days prior to
a Sunday?
12. If today is Wednesday, what day will it be, 1 year
(A) Wednesday (B) Thursday
and 10 days from today?
(C) Friday (D) Saturday
(A) Sunday (B) Friday
(C) Monday (D) Cannot be determined
23. Imagine that in a calendar year, there were
13. If the first day of the year 2005 is a Saturday, then 436 days and 9 days in a week, then how many odd
what day of the week will be 1st January, 2009? days will be there in that year?
(A) Thursday (B) Friday (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
(C) Sunday (D) Monday
24. What day of the week on the day which is 23 days
14. What day of the week will 1st January, 2018 be, prior to the day which is 55 days after Monday?
given that 1st January, 2012 is a Saturday? (A) Monday (B) Saturday
(A) Monday (B) Saturday (C) Sunday (D) None of these
(C) Sunday (D) Friday
25. What day of the week is the independence day in
15. If 23rd February 2011 is Tuesday then what day of a year, if the Republic day in that year is on
the week will be 25th March 2013? Thursday?
(A) Thursday (B) Wednesday (A) Monday (B) Wednesday
(C) Tuesday (D) Sunday (B) Tuesday (D) Cannot be determined

Key
Exercise – 12
1. B 6. A 11. D 16. D 21. C
2. D 7. C 12. D 17. D 22. A
3. A 8. C 13. A 18. B 23. D
4. A 9. D 14. C 19. C 24. D
5. D 10. B 15. D 20. C 25. D
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